Braiding-machine.



n. P. PARKS s si. w.wARDwBLL.

'BBAIDING MAGHINE. vz APLIOATIGN FILED JUNE 2B, 190B.

l Patented'Aug.-15,1911

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exeeptmhere they' or PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND the rtating" drum or "head `the `carriersand i their driying shown inl are arrangedwvith theirnxesinelined to the *iding the upper supplies of the machine cul gathering point Qfthe Yarns nucl the lower supplies `13 i `axes at Lrightiuniigles te thoseI ofhempper supplies. The `relutimr of ,iheftwo sets of supplies ,is sueh `that when 011e of the" supplies ik registers with one of `the supplies B wardwiil biseet `the lugitiuiiuul dimension of `the sUppIyBg ""Thisprovides that the arranged inidiruyof the. endsoff the supply package B, wvilL be deflected zydishiuee of one-hnlffthe diameter bift-he supply pnekuge` A to` pussl it by, either: inside' the supply 'Ad T11" jother Words; the Yfirn 2/` is Lielieeted :1111 equalqiiis'tunee `hetlier `pnssf` 1 ing' 11'ndi`z11j' .inside or outside leferriug again tQ Figl. 9 indiert'esthe forced oiilto u reduced portimrilliluf fthe, ,su'ppo't l2 (seewFigl 21)" butting the shoulder l5 und' held by suitable `dmrel Pius, "16. i'ithin 'the hdrehf fhesulliport lis fastened :r Vruhe 1T. `prQvidiug;l"zuropeiiing fury the f. covered by the i strrmdspin thefbru'iding process."I .The ,yarns from. theevernlusupf F `thesupplies und 4yarn g/Whieh draWsihroug-h "a guide elise 8;]

passage of the irire 011other"umferinlwto he 105e` Each barrier :21isfconneetedft0the rotating phite `G by driver. not here shown;Whieh-ispiefernhly groove and' arl he Qtheiyso that the ,lower suppliesB may` pass rertienil axis offt'he mehine.` The axes of"` und Converge it the theoreti-` the supply A;

venirmi vertical"post ery lvlp'iighfN bearing i which is the uuudrmhnms of' the"umehme 1 hendf/ comprises `lthephlfte G undQIhe uhu- 12. formed hollir und ffup'ering' toirauid` the I tup. and ou `thislsumuutedjzi Hau-1115;', beil-` l yarns merg-e in the braid. It will be under# stood that wit-'hout such an arrangement the l braiding point would vary in .position Vaccording. to -the speed ofj'take-up and the tensionon the yarn. In other words, when the take-up is operating at coinp'ara-- ti'vely'slow speed, or when the yarns are "delivered from theirsupphes under heavy tension, 'the braiding point will be relatively device, to be later described.

The yarns af: from. the upper supplies A lead throught-he eye 19.0f thetension con-4 trolling device 20, whichneed not be here described 'in detail asjit forms the subject lnatter of a' separate' application, draw across' the edgeof `the cap 21 which surmounts 4the supply and t-hence through a guiding loop 22. The guidingloop '22- is arranged eccentric to the axis of the supply- A to direct the yarn in such "a' course that. .it' will-clear the top of the abutment 1 3 when drawing across theedge ofthe tube v 17".' The yarns z, from the lower supplies B, as they pass u nde;` the upper supplies A' bearon the top edge ofthe abutment 13,

but the Haring face 24 of the'abut-myent is preferably so formed- Ithat it clears the yarns. l It will bevseen that the abutment 13 dele'cts and raises the yarns y so that they are directed Ato the braiding pointat substantially-theysame angle as the yarns w,"

' but itis 1 also pointed out that there isl a slightclearance between the two yarns at the point Awhere. lthe yarnsl y draw across the edge of the abutment 13. This provides that should a knot occurin either one of the yarns itfwou'ld clear the adjacentl yarn. in passing 'over or underit, Fig. 3 showing` the manner in which one 'set of yarns 'y pass'under the other set, In'Fig.; represents the .course of' 1, 'the dash line y2 the lyarn from 'the' lower 'supply as it passes over the 'yarn m, showing the .clearance between thej two yarns in this relation to pro-v vide for the passing of'lrnots.-

' rounded of, and formed withA a. bore 26 which fits the tube 17 and 'a counter-bore 27 l The vibrating beater consists. of a'. conical tliilnble 25 having its lupper edge slightly adapted to the turned-clown portion 1-1 of the support 12, .(see Fig. 2). Two wires with their ends ldriven into bores injteythimble' 25, lthrougl'i bores inthe top ofthe support 12 and.l 'are fastened-in afcollar 29, at the.b.ottorn-91; the support,

i 36,30.' The collar29 hasa central' bore meier-'passage of -the wire or other material t""le (lOve-.red bv the braid, and is adapted Iextend downward- ,at the same by the screw-threaded tionar'y there one revolution, butv with the machine operat# ing-as describedeaehyarn y passes over and 'to slide up and down-in the bore 32 of the support 12. coiled spring .is located between thecollar 2f) and a web or flange 35y on the inside of the support 12, tending to maintain the collar in 'its lowerlnost position. The pins 30, 30 project through' slots 36 inthe wall of the support 12 and engage the face of a ,cam 37"which is secured to the ,head a. by thel 4 screws' 38 38 4which lalso Y. fasten the plate 6 to4 the bushing 10. The

screws 3S extend through'slots in the v'cam Y 37 allowing thecam 37 to be adjusted'ro tatively lin respect to the supplies Af'a'nd to' time the action .of the camwith the'passing of the supplies of one Vset past lthose of the other. 4The cam 37, .(see Fig. 4) isv sixteen. The support 12 is` fast in the post 9, as previouslv explained, and remains sta'- 'tionary with it, while 'the cam 37 rotates with thehead a.. The pins. 30. 30, through their-engagementv with t-he slots 36. prevent the rotation ofthe collar 29 and the pro-4 jections 39 onl the cam 37, .acting onl the pins, causev thecolla'r 29 to reciprocate up and down. .This reciprocatory-movement is' ytransmitted to the thimble or 'beater 25" by means yof the wires 28, causing it to more up and down on its bearing on .the .tube 17.v Fig. 2 shows the .beater in its lowermost' po-` sition and Fig. 3 illustratesit in'. its raisedposition. l

The operation'of the device is as follows:

. As the two 'heads .a and b rotate in opposite directions the two sets of supplies andB are likewise caused to revolve about the axis of the machine. The yarns from both 'sets of'supplies'are-drawnup across the edge of the tube 17 and merge in the braid Vata pointvmidway'between the end of the tube and the4 ring 18. 'A suitable take-up device, not here shown, is provided 'to feed. the fabric alongr as 'fast as the strands are intermeshed and if it is required to, -braid the fabric surround'- ing wire Orotherinaterial, for a covering. the material'is led up through theicenter .of the support/12, fedthrough the tube 17 and "taken upv'by, the take-up mechanism. TheI yarns yv from the'lower supplies pass Iover and under the yarns from the uppersupplies andthe beater 25 1s caused to recipro- A the ' formed with -Vshaped projections 3.9, which. 1

.equal in number the .whole number of sup- "plies A and B on the machine-1n this case cate upand down to engage the yarns .at

their crossing points and press them into 1 20 fabric. It will be understood that the varns" ofwhich there are eight, cross the yarnsl also.l eightA 1n number, sixteen times during lone revolution 'of the machine.- 'This occursbecause both sets'of supplies revolve' plies revolved and the 4other remained sta-` would be 'but eight crosses in y time. If only one setjofgsupi, .under each `yarn jm during one revolution of theinac'hi'ne. -lt will therefore :be seen that i y and as this occurs sixteen times during one' y revolution of the'mach1ne,`the cam 37 is so in order to'e'ngage'the pairsof. yarns each l timethey cross, the beater must be lifted six- .teen times during one revolution of the inatimed to rise to the top of-the tube'17 and i `press the crossed yarns -into afirm contact in the fabric.'` The yarns y as they ass` i f undertheryarns :z: draw acrossthe rim o the `abutment 13 with a slight clearance between i "each pair of yarns. There isa slight drag ,i i i. ofthe yarn yon this edge, however, so that 2 i "in lFig. 1, inrelation to the supply A, it will when the yarn y is-in the position indicated `not have reached apointon' the rim ofthe' abutment 13 radially in line with the yarn in; but as the `yarn y Vfollows along around4 i the rim the beater rises, so that when the 'two yarnspare crossed at or near lthe rim `they are both raised, Aand vthe under yarn In' other Words,both yarns are'lifted bythe .beater so that neither one bears on the rim freed from contact with the abutment.

of the abutment 13 when they cross adjacent thriml This is shownand indicated at 2,

` "Figl 3.` It will nowbe evidentrthat the i `beater 25.besides servingto mat the strands .35: y 'A relieving the yarns y from cont-act with the l abut-ment 13 when the yarns are crossed -in into the fabric` has this added function of line with the rim 0f the abutment, the object `being to prevent knots in one'yarn catching 40 and dragging on the other. Stated briefly; the yarns are not positiyely controlled or ,guided at their crossingpoints except where these crossing points enter the fabric, so

`that the passage of knotsis not hindered.

hlt has been found that the use of this ar- `rangement for beating up the strands results iii a much more even -and -closer fabric and the controlling of the yarns at the crossing points prevents 'chafing of the yarns or breakages' when knots occur.

`Although weh vedescribed our deyice in ,i detail with the preferred' form land arrangement of parts` 'and as app-lied to a certain type of machine,A it will be evident that finodicationsin the structure and application of the mechanism might be made which .would comewithinthe scope rof thisinrention, and, therefore, lwedo not. limit ourselves to the precise construction shown, but

Whatweiclaimwis: i i 1. In braiding machine, the combination with two sets of Supplies revolvingin opposite directions, and means topass the yarns from one setof supplies over arid means 4to regulatethe braiding point of under -the yarns from ,theother' set, of

the' yarn's,-compris'ing an element .'17 over y which the-yarns draw, a stationaryabutl y 'ment 13 4below the said element 17, ar-l ranged to support the yarns of one set,

and a vibrating thimble 25 operated 4intermittentlyto raise the yarns .of this set..

away from the said 'abut-ment -in the manner and for-the purpose described.

tion with two sets of supplies lrevolving in opposite directions, and means -to pass the yarns from one setof supplies over Aand under the yarns from the other set, of means to regulate the braiding -point of theyarns including 'affixed element across andover which the yarns draiigand thimble adapted'torbe intermittently operated to raise, the yarns from said element to press them into the fabric'.

3. In a` braidingwinachine; thecombina- 15l 2. In a braiding machine', the: combina a reciprocating tion witlrmea'ns for interlacinfr the yarns, l

of means to regulate the gathering point of the yarns consisting of fixed elements arranged in juxtaposition, and a yibrating element operated intermittentlyito raise the yarnsclear of one ofthe Afixed elements to press them into the braid.v

4. In abraiding machine, the combination with means for interlac'ing the yarns, of means to beatthe strands into their proper positions in the fabric, comprising two fixed limits to control the gathering point of the yarns and a vibrating element 'operated intermittently to force the yarns away from one limit toward the other.

5. The combination in a braiding machine with two `sets of yarn supplies carried on .oppositely rotating heads, of means 'to interlace the yarns from the two sets of supplies, a 'fixed ineans`to regulate the braiding point of the yarns within certain limits, and means operated automatically by the rotation of the heads to-internnttently engage -the yarns at predetermined intervals when the yarns cross at points at a distance from the braiding point to force thc crosses up toward the fixed limit and beat them into the fabric. t

G. The combination in a braidiugmachine with two sets of supplies carried on op- ,reciprocated intermittently to lift the yarns from the fixed element so that knots in the yarnwill not be obstructed where the yarns cross, but will pass into the fabric;

7. The combination in a braiding machine 'with means to interlacethe yarns, of a beater mechanism comprising .tv v'o fixed elements between which the braiding .polntis limited, andy a reciprocating element oper-A ated synchronously7 with the interlacing 'means to engage the yarns at the proper intervals to beatthe crosses of the yarns into the fabric without contact ofthe yarns, one

with another. except where they merge in the braid. i

S. The combination in a braiding machine with two sets of supplies carried on oppositely rotating heads. of means to interlace the yarns from said supplies, a fixed means adapted to gather the yarns together' at a definitepoint to regulate their point of interlacing, means `to direct the yarns at approximately the same angle to the braiding .point with one'set. ofl yarns having a slight a rim adapted to support one set of yarns.

and a beater operated intermittently and so tuned with the,bra1ding mechanism as `to raise the yarns free from the abutment 13 `when -the yarns cross at a point adjacent the rim of the abutment.

10. The combination in a braiding machine with means for interlacing the yarns," of a tube supported below the braiding point and arranged with the yarns drawing across its edge. a thimble arranged to slide np and down on the tube and means operated by a going element of the machine to reciprocate the thimble.

A11. The combination in a braiding machine ..t.. means for iuterlacing the yarns 'of a vertical support at the axis ot the ma chine, a tube fastened in the top of the supt port. a thimble adapted to siide on the tube and means to reciprocate the thimble.

`1'2. Thecombination in a braiding machinewith two sets of supplies revolving about a central post. of a vertical support secured in said post and arranged with the shed of yarns drawing across its upper edge. a reciprocatingr thimble at the top of said post. and means to reciprocate said thimble to intermittently litt the yarns away from the support to tree them at their crossing points so that a knot in one of the yarns will not be hindered from passing over or under an adjacentv yarn.

1?. In a braiding machine. the combination with two heads rotating about a central post and carrying two sets of yarn supplies. of a vertical. hollow support extending from a post. a collar adapted to be recipro- BEST AVAlLABLE COPV cated upv and down within the support, means: on one otl the heads to reciprocate the collar, and a thimble sliding on a bearing at the top ot the support and connected with the collar.

14. The combination in a braiding machine with two sets of supplies supported ou rotating heads. of 'a central support on the machine. a vibrating collar within the support'7 a cam on one of the heads, pins eX- tending from the collar through slots in the support and engaging the cam and thimble sliding on a bearing at the top of 'the support and connected with the collar.

15. 1u a beater device for braiding machines, the combination with a rotating member ot' the machine of a cam thereon formed with teethon its face, a reciprocatiing member haring elements to. engage the cam face. and a beater connected with said member and reciproeated thereby.

1G. The combination in a braiding machine with rotating heads and two sets of "arn supplies carried thereby. of a vertical support extending above the heads. a bearing at the top ot said support. a thimble 25 adapted to slide ou said bearing. an abutment 13 below the thimble adapted to support the yarns from one set of supplies, a cam on one ot the heads and means connecting the thimble with the cam to reciprocate the thimble to beat the yarns into the fabric.

1T. In a braiding machine, the combinai tion with two sets of yarn supplies carried by oppositely rotating heads. and means .to pass the yarns from one set of supplies over and under the yarns from the other set. of a central support 1'2. a conical abutment 13 on said support. adapted to support and direct the yarns to the braiding point, a tube 1T across the edge ot` which the yarns draw,

a thimble '25 adapted to reciprocate on the tube 1T. a cam 3T rotating with one of the heads and arranged to reciprocate the thimble at cach crossing oi the yarns of one set oi'er or under the yarns of the other set. 1S. 1n a beater mechanism for 'braiding machines. the combination with a vertical support 1'2. a tubular bearing 17 at the top ot the support. a thimble Q5 adapted to slide on said bearing. a collar 39. rods 28 connecting the thimble with the collar. a cam 37 adapted to be rotated trom the machine, and means on the collar to engage the cam.

19. In a beater mechanism for braiding machines, the combination with a vertical. hollow support 12. a thimble Q5 adapted to reciprocate on said support.. a collar 29 adapted to slide within the support, pins 30 projecting from the collar through slots in the walls ot the support. al cam 37 formed with a toothed face adapted to engage the vins. and rods :2S connecting the collar 29 ilvith the thimble 25.

V20. The combination in a braiding ma# former in the manner and for. the purpose lchirxe'witli two oppositely rotating heads, specified. A f. two 'sets of Iyarn suppliescarried by said In testimony whereof we aIiX our signa- .hea'ds and melns to intei'lace the yarns from tures in presence of two Witnesses.v k54 the two vsets of supp1ies,'of a beating mecha- .ln'isrn compijising 'a 'vibrating element 25, a" i 4 'cam 37 secued' to one of the` heads and rotar "tyely'adjustable in relation to the supplies= W'ituesses: i

" "fand means to connect the element Q5 with CHAS. A. EDDY,

`ltrthel"oam' to cause the reoinro'cation ofthe Fmo C. POTTER. 

